# Assets

This tab allows you to configure global settings for the asset inventory.

<figure><img src="/files/iWg6aisWDbSmQEJSjDb8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Basic onfiguration of assets</p></figcaption></figure>

## Basic configuration

* **Enable financial and administrative information by default**: applicable to all inventory objects
* **Software category deleted by dictionary rules**: It is possible to automatically change the category of software deleted by dictionary rules. By default, they are automatically moved to the FUSION category.
* **End of fiscal year**: Used in the Management section
* **Automatic fields (marked with\*)**: When creating a template, it is possible to add fields generated automatically from a template. For example, the asset name or inventory number. The values of these fields can be incremented either by entity or globally.
* **Devices displayed in menu**: allows you to add components to the Assets menu:

<details>

<summary>List of available components:</summary>

* Network card element
* Graphics card element
* Sound card element
* PCI device elements
* Camera element
* Battery element
* Power supply element
* Motherboard element
* Firmware element
* Processor element
* Controller element
* Chassis element
* Generic component element
* SIM card element
* Sensor element
* Memory element
* Hard drive element

</details>

* **Restrict monitor management**
* **Restrict device management**
* **Restrict phone management**
* **Restrict printer management**: When manually creating a device, the user is prompted to choose the management type (unit or global). Global management imports an element only once, unlike unit management which imports it as many times as it is used. For example, a printer shared by multiple users or a monitor connected to a screen switch. Subsequently, a unit-managed equipment can be switched to global management mode. It is possible to restrict the management type based on the equipment.


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